DUE PROCESS IN PAROLE-RELEASE DECISIONS - ACCESS TO FILES

• NCJ Number: 37232
• Journal: UMKC Law Review Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: (SPRING 1976) Pages: 480-496
• Author(s): L P O'BRIEN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 17 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Missouri, Kansas City
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF INMATES IN PAROLE DECISION MAKING PROCEDURES, EMPHASIZING ACCESS TO PAROLE FILES, AND DISCUSSES THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS POLICY ON PAROLE FILE ACCESS.

Abstract

RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AFFECTING INMATES FACING PAROLE BOARDS ARE DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF THE UPCOMING SUPREME COURT DECISION IN BRADFORD V WEINSTEIN (95 S CT 2394 (1975)) ON THE OPEN FILE ISSUE FOR INMATES AND CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS ARE CONSIDERED.